Entries from July 2013

If the month of June is any indication, the Apalachee High School boys basketball team is set for a memorable season in 2013-2014. Coach Kevin Morris saw his team finish the month undefeated as anticipation is high for the upcoming campaign in a few months. “It was fun for the kids,” Morris said. “We have changed our system a good bit ...
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A serious wreck on Highway 51 South in Banks County early Thursday morning caused the road to be shut down for over three hours. Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash that happened around 6:30 a.m. near Hickory Flat Road involving a mail truck and a Mazda Protégé 5. The male ejected from the Mazda was critically injured and was ...
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Barrow County residents are applying for gun permits at a record pace. In the first half of this year, the Barrow County Probate Court accepted almost as many applications for Georgia Weapons Permits as it did in all of 2012. In the decade leading up to last year, the court typically received fewer than 700 annually. But in 2012 the number rose ...
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Despite the economic downturn, the City of Jefferson may be in the best financial shape in its history. Unlike many other towns, Jefferson ended last year in the black and its general fund has accrued reserves of nearly $4 million for a budget that totals $7.3 million. Most of the town’s revenues come from property taxes ($2.9 million), sales ...
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Madison County chief appraiser Robin Baker said this week that he expects the county digest — its overall property value — will be submitted to the state by Aug. 1. That means property tax bills can be expected to hit mailboxes this year in October, with a due date in December. Baker said overall property values will be down slightly, ...
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Brenan Baird was sworn in as the City of Danielsville’s new police chief during the council’s July 8 business meeting. Baird was set to assume his duties as police chief July 9. He addressed the council, thanking them for the chance to serve the city and said he plans to build “an exemplary police department” for Danielsville. Mayor ...
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I know that it is still early, but at what point do we start considering this 2012-2013 Miami Heat teams as one of the best teams in NBA history? Before you totally disregard this, please just take a moment and hear my case. My argument is not that this year’s Heat squad is the best team of all time but rather that we should start considering ...
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Five more people were arrested last week for involvement in the elder abuse case at the Alzheimer’s Care of Commerce facility in Commerce. They include: •Christy Nicole Hooper, 26, 192 Sunset Drive, Athens, cruelty to an adult 65 years of age and older, neglect of a disabled person and failure to report abuse or neglect. •Betty Marie Nix, ...
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It isn’t much to brag about, but leaders of the Jackson County School System think the system may finish its fiscal year with a little more money in the bank than they first thought. The Jackson County Board of Education heard a report last week from its staff that the system may have finished fiscal year 2013 on June 30 with around $1.4 ...
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